Don McLean – Vincent (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Vincent Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Tempo: 4/4 time, tempo standard q=100. Capo 2nd fret, optionally. Beats on eighths are marked "+". Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above may indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting.
[Verse]
   C         G   +       +     C         F   +       +     C        +       +       +
E|-0-------------------------|-0a------------------------|--------------1--p0-----------|
B|-------------------1--h3---|-1a------------------------|----------------------3--p1---|
G|-----------0--h2-----------|---------------2-------2---|------------------------------|
D|------2------------0-------|------2------------3-------|------0--h2-----------2-------|
A|-3-------------------------|-3a------------------------|-3------------3---------------|
E|-----------3---------------|-----------1---------------|------------------------------|
             Starry, starry    night                                    Paint your pallet 

   Dm  +            +      +          +            +       +         +            +       +
E|-----0------------------------|--------------1--p0-----------|-----0------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------|-1--h3----------------3--p1---|-3------------------------1---|
G|---------2--------2-------2---|------------------------------|---------2--------2-----------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|--------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
E|-1----------------------------|-1----------------------------|-1----------------------------|
   blue and grey                               Look out on a     summer's day             with 

       +       +       +       +     C         G   +       +     C         F   +       +
E|---------------------------------|-0a------------------------|-0a------------------------|
B|-1--p0---------------0---1--h3---|-1a----------------1--h3---|-1a------------------------|
G|---------2--p0---2---------------|-----------0--h2-----------|---------------2-------2---|
D|---------0---------------0-------|------2------------0-------|------2------------3-------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-3a------------------------|-3a------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|-----------3---------------|-----------1---------------|
   eyes that know the darkness in my soul.     Shadows on the    hills, 

   C        +       +       +     Dm  +            +       +         +            +       +
E|--------------1--p0-----------|-----0------------------------|--------------1--p0-----------|
B|----------------------3--p1---|-3----------------------------|-1--h3----------------3--p1---|
G|------------------------------|---------2--------2-------2---|------------------------------|
D|------0--h2-----------2-------|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|-3------------3---------------|--------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
E|------------------------------|-1----------------------------|-1----------------------------|
                ketch the trees and daffodils                                Catch the breeze and 

       +            +       +         +       +       +       +     C             +       +
E|-----0------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------1--/3---1--p0---|
B|-3------------------------1---|-1--p0---------------0---1--h3---|-1a------------------------|
G|---------2--------2-----------|---------2--p0---2---------------|-0a--------2--/4---2--p0---|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|------2--------------------|
A|--------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-3a------------------------|
E|-1----------------------------|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------|
   winter chills,           in    colours on the  snowy   linen     land.

[Chorus]                                                                                        
   C   +       +       +       +     Dm       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-------------------------0-------|------------------------------|---------------------0---1--h3---|
B|-----------------1--h3-------1---|-3a---------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
G|-----0-------0-------------------|-2a-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-0a---------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|-----------------3---------------|--------------1---------------|-3-------------------------------|
                   Now I   under-    stand                                          what you tried to

   C   +       +   Am  +       +         +       +       +       +     Dm  +            +       +
E|-0-----------0---0---------------|---------0---0---1--p0-----------|-----0------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------3--p1---|-3------------------------1---|
G|-----0---------------2-------2---|-----2---------------------------|---------2--------2-----------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|-3---------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-0----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|--------------1---------------|
   say         to me,                        How you suffered for your sanity               How you

       +       +       +       +     Am  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------0---1--h3---|-1--p0---------------------------|
B|-1--p0---------------0---1--h3---|---------------------------------|-------------------------3--p1---|
G|---------2--p0---2---------------|-----2-------2-------------------|-------------2-------2-----------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
   tried               to set them   free.              They would not listen,                 they did 

   Dm  +            +       +         +       +       +       +     C         F   +       +
E|-----0------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------3--p1---|
B|-3------------------------1---|-1--p0---------------0---1--h3---|-1a------------------------|
G|---------2--------2-----------|---------2--p0---2---------------|-0a------------2-----------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|------2------------3-------|
A|-0----------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-3a------------------------|
E|--------------1---------------|-1-------------------------------|-----------1---------------|
   not know how                               perhaps they listen   now.
[Verse] ... as above ... Starry, starry night, Flaming flowers that brightly blaze Swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue Colors changing hue, morning fields of amber grey, Weathered faces lined in pain, are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand. [Chorus] ... as above ... Now I understand, what you tried to say to me, How you suffered for your sanity, How you tried to set them free. They would not listen, they did not know how, perhaps they listen now.
[Bridge]
   C   +       +       +       +     Dm  +       +       +       +     G   +       +       +       +
E|-0-----------------------0---0---|---------------------------------|-----------------0--h1-------3---|
B|-------------1--h3---------------|-----3---------------------------|---------3---3-------------------|
G|-----0---------------0-----------|-------------2-------2-------2---|-----0---------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|-----------------3---------------|-1-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
          For they could   not love      you,                              but still your love was true

   Am  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +     Dm  +       +       +       +
E|---------------------------------|-------------0--h1--h3-------5---|----\3---1--p0---1-----------1---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2---------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                 And when no     hope      was left in sight   on that 

   Fm  +       +       +       +     C   +       +       +       +     A7  +       +       +       +
E|-3--p1---0-----------------------|-1--p0---------------------------|-------------------------0---0---|
B|-------------3---1-----------1---|---------3--p1---0-------3---3---|\2-------------------------------|
G|---------------------1-----------|---------------------0-----------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------3-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-----------------1---------------|-3---------------3---------------|-----------------0---------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
   starry, starry night        You   took your life as lovers often    do,                     But I 

   Dm +       +      +       +    F   +       +  Dm7 +       +    G  +     +     +        C         +     +
E|-1-p0-------------------------|-------------------------------|-0---------------------|--------1-/3--1-p0--|
B|--------3--p1--0--------------|-3--p1---0------1--------------|----------3----p1--0---|-1------------------|
G|-------------------2-------2--|-------------2------2-------2--|----0------------------|-0------2-/4--2-p0--|
D|--------0--------------0------|---------3--------------0------|-------0-----------0---|-----2--------------|
A|---------------0--------------|----------------0--------------|-------------2---------|-3------------------|
E|-1----------------------------|-1-----------------------------|-3---------------------|--------------------|
   could have told you Vincent, This world was never meant for one as beautiful     as    you
[Verse] ... as above ... Starry, starry night Portraits hung in empty halls Frameless heads on nameless walls, with eyes that watch the world and can't forget Like the strangers that you've met, the ragged men in ragged clothes The silver thorn, the bloody rose, lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
[FinalChorus]
   C             +       +     Dm       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-----------0--h1---3--p0---|-1a---------------------------|---------------------0---1--h3---|
B|-1a------------------------|-3a---------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
G|-0a------------------------|-2a-------2-------2-------2---|-----0-------0-------------------|
D|------2------------2-------|------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|
A|-3a------------------------|-0a---------------------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|-----------3---------------|--------------1---------------|-3-------------------------------|
             Now I   think I   know                                           what you tried to 

   C   +       +   Am  +       +         +       +       +       +     Dm  +            +       +
E|-0-----------5-\-3---------------|---------3---3---5--\3---1--p0---|-1--p0------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------3--------------------|
G|-----0---------------2-------2---|-----2---------------------------|------------------2-------2---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------0------------0-------|
A|-3---------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|-0----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|--------------1---------------|
   say         to me.                        How you suffered for your sanity    

   G   +       +       +       +     Am  +       +       +       +         +       +       +       +
E|-----------------0---------------|-0-------------------0---1--h3---|-1--p0---------------------------|
B|---------3---3-------3--p1---3---|---------------------------------|-------------------------3--p1---|
G|-----0---------------------------|-----2-------2-------------------|-------------2-------2-----------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|
A|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
           How you tried to set them free.              They would not listen,                 they're not  

                                                                       --- slow down ...
   Dm  +       +   D7  +       +     G   +       +       +       +     C       F  +     +    C      + 
E|-------------2-------------------|---------------------0--h1-------|-3a--------------p1--|-3a--------------|
B|-3-----------1---------------1---|-------------0--h3-----------3---|-1a------------------|-1a--------------|
G|-----2---------------2-----------|-----0---------------------------|-0a---------2--------|-0a-----0--------|
D|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|-----2---------3-----|-----2--------2--|
A|-0-------------------------------|-----------------2---------------|-3a------------------|-3a--------------|
E|-----------------2---------------|-3-------------------------------|---------1-----------|----------3------|
   listening   still                             perhaps they never    will
************************************ | a Arpeggio (harp-like: pick all strings upward in fast sequence) | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | \ Slide down | / Slide up ************************************